Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Just when Calvin Palmer was preparing to hand over the barbershop to his son, a new Solon franchise opens across the street threatening his business.
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April 25, 2007
Schoolyard jokes about religious faiths, genetic traits, and sexuality which only work if you enjoy laughing at people because they are darker-skinned, or curlier-haired, or perverted, or have emigrated from another continent.December 06, 2005
It ain't high art, but it is a fun flick.October 07, 2004
Barbershop 2 is a weak, too rarely humorous, too long bore.April 29, 2009
Manages to throw away everything that made the first film so good.February 13, 2004
[A]s funny as the original.September 30, 2010
Great message delivered in an edgy hip-hop movie.February 07, 2004
Like going out for a bad meal with a group of people you love being with. You're happy to be in their company; you just wish you didn't leave feeling hungry.January 26, 2006
Inane banter soon takes over and is not helped by an unlikely, flashback-heavy subplot about Eddie (Cedric the Entertainer) and a lost love.October 18, 2008
It's the kind of set-piece ensemble that has proven immensely successful as a sitcom formula but tends to struggle to meet the demands of a movie.February 14, 2004
This sequel is overstaffed with a cast that's underserved by Don D. Scott's schematic script and Kevin Rodney Sullivan's crude direction.February 06, 2004
Heartstrings will be tugged and ribs tickled, particularly thanks to Cedric the Entertainer.March 27, 2009
Provides enough solid, character-based amusement to put customers in the chairs and send them out content with services rendered.